How to Display Acrylic Gifts in Your Store: Merchandising Tips for Retailers
Merchandising tips for retailers: how to display acrylic home décor, cocktail napkins and gifts so they stand out and sell together.
Acrylic is beautiful in a store, but only if it's displayed well. Clear pieces can disappear on a shelf, while a smart display makes colors pop and turns one purchase into three. These are the merchandising tips we share with our wholesale partners.
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1. Give acrylic a backdrop
Clear acrylic needs contrast. Display it on painted shelving, a linen-covered table or a wood surface rather than glass shelves, where it can vanish. Light behind or above acrylic makes it glow.
2. Build a “set the table” vignette
Style a table the way customers would at home: a serving tray in the center, napkins in a holder, a napkin weight on top, coasters beside a glass and a bud vase with a single stem. Customers see the complete look and buy several pieces together.
3. Group by theme, not by product
Instead of putting all napkins in one place and all coasters in another, group by lifestyle: a mahjong corner, a tennis and pickleball shelf, a ski display in winter, a Judaica table before the holidays. Shoppers buying for a hobby find everything at once.
4. Use the register for impulse buys
Cocktail napkins, napkin weights and notepad refills are perfect next to the register. They're easy add-ons and quick hostess gifts.
5. Show the funny sayings
Face cocktail napkins outward and at eye level. Customers pick them up, laugh, and show their friends. That's when the sale happens.
6. Stack boxed items and open one
Stack boxed coaster sets and desk weights, and keep one out of the box so shoppers can see and feel the thick acrylic.
7. Rotate seasonally
Swap in holiday napkin weights in November, Judaica before Hanukkah and Rosh Hashanah, ski in winter, and lemons, coral and travel coasters in summer. Fresh displays bring regulars back.
Need help planning your display?
We're happy to share display ideas for your space when you place a wholesale order.
How to order wholesale
- On Faire: order Maven Home on Faire.
- Direct: registered businesses can order on our website with a wholesale code. Orders of $1,200 or more (retail value) receive wholesale pricing, with a minimum of just one per design.
- Contact us for your wholesale code.
Why Retailers Stock Maven Home
Designed to sell through, made to last.
Proven Sellers
Designs already loved by shoppers in boutiques and gift shops.
Made to Last
Thick, polished acrylic that looks high end and holds up to everyday use.
Gift-Ready
Presentation that's ready for the shelf and the gift table.
Custom & Private Label
Your logo, artwork or signature design on our best-selling pieces.
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